U23 World League

Fabian C. Peruchena
Spectators: 7700 (Terracing: 5776, Seating: 1771, VIP seats: 153) Dark clouds were building up when the players entered the field. None of the them looked very eager to play. Tobiasz Czempa started the match with the kick off. With a little luck, Zielonka Gdansk's Mateusz Marchewka got control of the ball when Aldo Erauso tried to sneak it across the goal line. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Krzysztof Kluska in the 6th minute of the match. Filomeno Aurken fired away a screaming shot towards the goal in the 10th minute, but the shot went just over the crossbar without Mateusz Marchewka having to interfere. Mateusz Marchewka made a fantastic save in the 13th minute, when Nestor Chap sent off a good shot on target. In the 15th minute Robertas Lewandowski shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Paulo Txatxu saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. In the 16th match minute, Q. T. I. was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Lázaro Haitz to maneuver through the defense. Paulo Txatxu took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Robertas Lewandowski, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Paulo Txatxu showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Florian Glogowski in the 24th minute of the match. In the 25th minute Nestor Chap shot on, it seemed, an open goal, but Mateusz Marchewka saw the ball coming and threw himself on it before it passed the goal line. The crowd rose to their feet as Q. T. I.'s Nestor Chap slotted home a wonderful shot that went in to the left of Mateusz Marchewka. That made the score 1-0 after 32 minutes of play. Mateusz Marchewka made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Filomeno Aurken in the 38th minute of play. After 38 played minutes Q. T. I. got a freekick which was hit by Aldo Erauso. After a defensive mix-up in Zielonka Gdansk's zone, Filomeno Aurken stole the ball and had only the goalie to beat. Mateusz Marchewka came out of the goal and Filomeno Aurken tried to chip the ball over his head. To his dismay, the ball went over the crossbar and out of play. Q. T. I. made a substitution. Pablo Perutxo replaced Lázaro Haitz. After 45 played minutes Q. T. I. got a freekick which was hit by Erubiel Stephen. When the referee blew for the end of the half the home team players were clearly happier, as they went in to the break leading 1-0.

The players of the home team were most fresh-looking when they entered the field to play the second half. Aldo Erauso was the one to do the kick off. After a rather tough play, Zielonka Gdansk's Tobiasz Czempa got a free kick in the 54th minute. Zielonka Gdansk's Mateusz Marchewka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Aldo Erauso in the 57th minute of play. Nestor Chap took the ball and in the 60 minute, shot a rapid shot to the right of a surprised Mateusz Marchewka. Mateusz Marchewka dived to the right, and did manage to get a hand on the shot, but it still went into the right corner making it 2-0. Mateusz Marchewka took care of the ball after a well-directed shot from Ermegildo Sotil, even though the ball almost passed him on his left side. Mateusz Marchewka showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Ermegildo Sotil in the 65th minute of the match. After a rather tough play, Q. T. I.'s Lisandro Lucila got a free kick in the 67th minute. Korneliusz Frankowski charged in rather forcefully in the 69th minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Korneliusz Frankowski the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. After 70 played minutes, Q. T. I.'s Hilario Gorri shot from a long distance, and at first it looked like the ball was going into the goal, but the goalkeeper Mateusz Marchewka came through and got his fingers on the ball before it flew over the goal line. He then quickly gripped the ball tighter before the forwards in Q. T. I. reached it. 71 minutes into the match, Zielonka Gdansk's goal looked a bit too open when Ermegildo Sotil came free, but Mateusz Marchewka reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. An unexpectedly hard shot by Tobiasz Czempa in the 73rd minute of play forced Q. T. I.'s goalkeeper Paulo Txatxu to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Q. T. I.'s Paulo Txatxu proved his good apprehension of play when he, in the 75th minute of the match, managed to save Q. T. I. from getting a goal against them. Tobiasz Czempa could have scored with his fast shot on goal in the 76th minute of the match, but Paulo Txatxu made a huge save. An unexpectedly hard shot by Ermegildo Sotil in the 77th minute of play forced Zielonka Gdansk's goalkeeper Mateusz Marchewka to throw himself to the left, to be able to save the ball. Zielonka Gdansk's Mateusz Marchewka played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Ermegildo Sotil in the 79th minute of play. Q. T. I.'s Domingos Giraldo was substituted for Lisandro Lucila. Mateusz Marchewka came out of the goal in the 85th minute to try and stop a shot by Q. T. I.'s Aldo Erauso. But to his dismay, Aldo Erauso quickly shot the ball in between his legs and into the goal making it 3-0. In the 89thth minute of the game Ermegildo Sotil who was perfectly placed tried to make a shot on goal, but Zielonka Gdansk's Mateusz Marchewka was lucky and managed to grab hold of the ball. Mateusz Marchewka showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Ermegildo Sotil, who was totally free with the ball in the 92nd minute. 93 minutes into the match, Q. T. I.'s goal looked a bit too open when Tobiasz Czempa came free, but Paulo Txatxu reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After 95 minutes of play, Q. T. I.'s Ermegildo Sotil made it 4-0 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Mateusz Marchewka was left in no man's land by his defense there! Zielonka Gdansk's players left the field with heads hung low after losing a match that had been finely balanced throughout.